Transport facility for autonomous navigation and method for determining damage to a motor vehicle

a technology for autonomous navigation and transportation facilities, applied in the field of transportation facilities, can solve the problems of motor vehicles that are sometimes damaged, repair is improperly charged to the last person responsible, and cannot be identified unambiguously

Active Publication Date: 2014-02-20
AUDI AG
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[0015]Furthermore, it is advantageous to definitely determine prior to the autonomous or fully automatic mode whether the vehicle has damage. For this purpose, a classification of the vehicle using data from the detection device may be performed by

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During operation, motor vehicles are occasionally damaged.
If the motor vehicle is again damaged and the extent of the damage caused by the second event is to be detected, then this can usually not be identified unambiguously.
This frequently creates a situation that in an accident with a vehicle that had prior accident damage, repairs are improperly charged to the last person responsible for the accident.
Another problem regarding the detection of coll

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[0022]Throughout all the figures, same or corresponding elements may generally be indicated by same reference numerals. These depicted embodiments are to be understood as illustrative of the invention and not as limiting in any way. It should also be understood that the figures are not necessarily to scale and that the embodiments are sometimes illustrated by graphic symbols, phantom lines, diagrammatic representations and fragmentary views. In certain instances, details which are not necessary for an understanding of the present invention or which render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted.

[0023]Turning now to FIG. 1, there is shown an exemplary transport facility with a driving area 1, in which a motor vehicle 2 can drive autonomously. This driving area 1 may be a parking lot where the vehicle 2 is automatically steered or driven. However, the driving area 1 may also symbolize a parking garage or a part thereof. Alternatively, the driving area 1 may also be a...

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Damage caused by accidents that occur during autonomous driving of a motor vehicle should be reliably detected. For this purpose, a transport facility with a driving area which can be autonomously driven by a motor vehicle, has a detection device for detecting a first state of the motor vehicle in an entrance area outside the driving area and for detecting a second state in an exit area located within the driving area. In addition, transport facility has an evaluation device for determining a possible difference between the second state and the first state relating to damage of the motor vehicle.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority of German Patent Application, Serial No. 10 2012 017 497.7, filed Aug. 17, 2012, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a transport facility with a driving area that can be autonomously navigated by a motor vehicle. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for determining damage to a motor vehicle.[0003]The following discussion of related art is provided to assist the reader in understanding the advantages of the invention, and is not to be construed as an admission that this related art is prior art to this invention.[0004]During operation, motor vehicles are occasionally damaged. Some of the damage is repaired immediately and sometimes the damage is not repaired or repaired later. If the motor vehicle is again damaged and the ex...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/00
CPCG06F17/00G07C5/085
Inventor REICHEL, MICHAELSIEGEL, ANDREAS
Owner AUDI AG
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